5 sliplet slip something to give somebody information that is supposed to be secret. E.g. I happened to let it slip that he had given me £1000 for the car. She tried not to let slip what she knew.

Ex 2AKEY

1 have gone to bed

2 supposed to finish

3 didn’t dare/dared not

4 needn’t have

5 are banned/ aren’t allowed

6 better not

Extra activityWrite a short summary of a situation which ends with one of these sentences:I needn’t have done my homework. I should have said something sooner.You’d better not tell her. You’re not supposed to leave it there.You ought to do it more quickly. He was forced to do it. Ex 3AKEY1 conventional

2 debunked

3 verify

4 uncovered

5 intuitively

6 perceptionEx 4AKEY1 is believed

2 disappeared

3 had been stolen

4 came

5 were being

6 was thrown

7 wasn’t recruited

8 helped

9 have been recognisedEx 5AKEY1 Is there any evidence to prove that?

2 What I’m basically saying is we can’t afford to waste any more time.

3 If you think about it, we’d be stupid to let this opportunity escape us.

4 I don’t see how you can argue that economics doesn’t have an influence on the situation.